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+#!/bin/bash
+if [[ ! -e tools/format.sh ]]; then
+  echo "This tool must be run from the topmost directory." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+FIND="find . -name .git -prune -o -name _deps -prune -o -name .build -prune -o"
+
+# GNU syntax.
+SED=(sed -i)
+if [[ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]]; then
+  SED=(sed -i "")
+fi
+
+# Correct common miscapitalizations.
+"${SED[@]}" 's/Open[t]elemetry/OpenTelemetry/g' $($FIND -type f -print)
+# No CRLF line endings.
+"${SED[@]}" 's/\r$//' $($FIND -type f -print)
+# No trailing spaces.
+"${SED[@]}" 's/ \+$//' $($FIND -type f -print)
+
+# If not overridden, try to use clang-format-8 or clang-format.
+if [[ -z "$CLANG_FORMAT" ]]; then
+  CLANG_FORMAT=clang-format
+  if which clang-format-8 >/dev/null; then
+    CLANG_FORMAT=clang-format-8
+  fi
+fi
+
+$CLANG_FORMAT -version
+$CLANG_FORMAT -i -style=file \
+  $($FIND -name '*.cc' -print -o -name '*.h' -print)
+
+if which cmake-format >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Running cmake-format $(cmake-format --version 2>&1)."
+  cmake-format -i $($FIND -name 'CMakeLists.txt' -print)
+else
+  echo "Can't find cmake-format. It can be installed with:"
+  echo "  pip install --user cmake_format"
+fi
+
+if which buildifier >/dev/null; then
+  echo "Running buildifier."
+  buildifier $($FIND -name WORKSPACE -print -o -name BUILD -print -o \
+    -name '*.bzl' -print)
+else
+  echo "Can't find buildifier. It can be installed with:"
+  echo "  go get github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/buildifier"
+fi